List of Hotstar original programming

Disney+ Hotstar is an Indian digital and mobile entertainment platform launched in February 2015 by Star India. This app is owned by The Walt Disney Company.[1] It provides streaming media and video-on-demand online.[2][3]

For Hotstar original films, see List of Hotstar original films.

Hotstar originals

Comedy
Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length Language
On Air with AIB[lower-alpha 1][4] News comedy 29 October 2015 3 seasons, 23 episodes, 64 segments 23-30 min. Hindi, English
The Fanatics Animation 5 April 2017 4 seasons, 118 episodes 3-7 min. English
As I'm Suffering From Kadhal[5][6] Romantic Comedy 15 June 2017 1 season, 10 episodes 19-27 min Tamil, Telugu (dubbed), Hindi (dubbed)
  1. Season 1 also aired on Star Plus (Hindi) and Star World (English)

Drama
Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length Language
Tanhaiyan[7] Romance 14 February 2017 1 season, 9 episodes 16-22 min. Hindi
Shockers[8] Horror 24 May 2016 2 seasons, 12 episodes 8-16 min. Hindi

Continuations
Title Genre Premiere Previous channel Seasons Length Language
Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil Musical drama 28 September 2015 Star Plus 1 season, 42 episodes 21 minutes Hindi
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon - Ek Jashn[9][10] Romantic comedy 23 November 2015 Star Plus 1 season, 9 episodes 8-17 min. Hindi
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2[11] Comedy 16 May 2017 STAR One 1 season, 10 episodes 23-26 min. Hindi
Son of Abish (season 4) Talk show 6 April 2018 YouTube 1 season, 8 episodes 31-45 min. English
Better Life Foundation (season 2)[12] Comedy 10 August 2018 YouTube 1 season, 6 episodes 22-30 min. English

Talk shows
Title Premiere Seasons Length Language
Bol Viru Bol[13] 30 March 2017 2 season, 13 episodes 10-14 min. Hindi
Maximise your day[14] 25 April 2019 1 season, 7 episodes 2 min. English
The Cannes Connection[15] 21 May 2019 1 season, 5 episodes 29-32 min. Hindi
Pyaar Actually[16] 18 October 2019 1 season, 4 episodes 7-15 min Hindi

Stage productions

Cineplay is an original Hotstar theater series in which Plays are presented in cinematic style.[17]

Hotstar specials

Hotstar Specials is a brand of Hotstar on which they are releasing their original programming done exclusively for the service. The brand is kick started with the launch of docu-drama Roar of The Lion on 20 March 2019.

Docuseries
Title Premiere Seasons Language Studio(s)
Roar of The Lion 20 March 2019 1 season, 5 episodes Hindi
Tamil		 Dhoni Entertainment
Banijay Asia

Scripted series
Title Premiere Seasons Language(s) Studio(s) Status
Criminal Justice[18] 5 April 2019 1 season, 10 episodes Hindi BBC Studios India
Applause Entertainment		 Renewed
City of Dreams[19] 3 May 2019 1 season, 10 episodes Applause Entertainment
Kukunoor Movies		 Pending
Hostages[20] 31 May 2019 1 season, 10 episodes Applause Entertainment
Banijay Asia		 Renewed[21]
The Office[22] 28 June 2019 2 seasons, 28 episodes BBC Studios India
Applause Entertainment		 Pending
Out of Love[23][24] 22 November 2019 1 season, 5 episodes BBC Studios India Pending
Special OPS[25] 17 March 2020. 1 season, 8 episodes Friday Storytellers Pending
Hundred[26] 25 April 2020 1 season, 8 episodes R.A.T. Films Pending
Aarya 19 June 2020 1 season, 9 episodes
Renewed[27]

Upcoming Shows
Title Director(s) Premiere Language(s) Notes
Live telicastKajal Aggarwal & Vaibhav Reddy series Venkat Prabhu Tamil Filming [28]
Moghuls Nikhil Advani Hindi Filming [29][30]
The November Story Ram Subramanian Tamil Filming[31]
Untitled Indo-China war Mahesh Manjrekar Hindi Post [32][33]production

Disney+ originals

These are commissioned by Disney+. It is exclusively available on Hotstar in India as Disney+ integrated with the service in April 2020.

Further information: List of Disney+ original programming

Exclusive television distribution

In India

These shows are not originally commissioned by Hotstar but streams exclusively on the platform in India.

Title Language Original Network Genre
Confess[34][35] English go90 Drama/Romance
Freakish[35][34] hulu Horror
Mata Hari Russian/English Channel One Russia Biography
Patrick Melrose[36] English Showtime/Sky Atlantic Drama/Black comedy
T@gged[35][34] go90/hulu Horror

International

These shows are distributed exclusively in international markets by Hotstar.

Title Language Genre
Super V[37] Hindi Animation/Superhero
MasterChef India (season 6)[38] Hindi Cooking show
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